Event Details and Registration

You are invited to an exclusive safety workshop on AVIATION RISK MANAGEMENT - US COAST GUARD Aux, Always Ready given by Pete Stauffer - GA pilot, IFR, Commercial Pilot, 4000+ hours, USCG Aux 20 yrs, Michael Manfredo – IFR Commercial SEL MEL Remote Pilot, USCG Auxiliary Flotilla Air Crew, Mario Ardizzone – Private USCG Aux-Officer, and Charles Calabrese MD - GA Pilot, USCG AUX Vice-Flotilla Commander.  At this two hour informative briefing we will discuss what is the USCG Auxiliary and what are it’s missions.  How to plan, identify & assess risk, reduce the risk, measure performance, readiness & planning, crew briefings, checklist protocol, and medical issue considerations.  Pilots need to make good decisions, and only you can choose to be a safer pilot!  Click on the link below to register TODAY!

DIRECTIONS: MID ISLAND AIR SERVICE (MIAS). From the West: LIE (495) eastbound to exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Right on Veterans Highway (454), 6 miles to main entrance to airport. From the East: LIE westbound to exit 57. Left on 454 follow above. From the West: Sunrise Highway to exit 49, second light, left on Johnson Ave. Straight for three lights into the airport. From the East: Sunrise to exit 50A, right onto Johnson Ave. Airport entrance: straight in, left on Schaefer Drive and right on Hering Drive.

The meeting will be held in the main hangar.  Aircraft parking available on ramp area.

Sponsored by: Pilot2Pilot, Collaborative Chiropractic, and Vxperts Aviation.

FREE MONTHLY Aviation Seminar Series

WHEN:  Saturday, September 14, 2019
TIME: 8:30am Continental Breakfast - 9:00-11:00am seminar, questions, hangar talk.
WHERE:  Mid Island Air Service, Inc. [MIAS]  MacArthur Airport    
HOSTS:  Mid Island Air Service & FAA Safety Team http://www.midislandair.com

SEP 14, 2019

AVIATION RISK MANAGEMENT - US COAST GUARD Aux, Always Ready

• What is the USCG Auxiliary – what are it’s missions?
• Flying as part of a large organization, is no different than flying as a private pilot 
• Plan, identify & assess the risk - PEACE elements
• Following the STAAR model for risk mitigation, you spread and reduce the risk
• How to measure performance, readiness & planning - Operational Resource Management
• Crew briefing checklist, mission protocol, and medical issue considerations
• Spatial Disorientation: Occurrence, Cause, and Avoidance

Speakers:

Pete Stauffer - GA pilot, IFR, Commercial Pilot, 4000+ hours, USCG Aux 20 yrs, Ops Officer, District Staff Officer,  AC Commander, Founding Flotilla Commander Air Station Islip MacArthur, aerospace exec 30+ yrs.

Michael Manfredo  IFR Commercial Pilot with ASEL & AMEL Ratings, Dispatcher, Remote Pilot, USCG Auxiliary Flotilla Air Station Islip MacArthur Air Crew member and Flotilla Communications Staff Officer.

Mario Ardizzone - GA PVT & part owner of a Cessna 172SP, USCG Aux-Officer (Secretary).

Charles Calabrese, MD - GA Pilot, USCG AUX Vice-Flotilla Commander Air Station Islip MacArthur.

By attending this seminar, and others like it, you can become part of the FAA Pilot Proficiency Award Program [also known as WINGS] by participating in a recurrent training program. This program was expanded in 2008 and developed for a higher level of safety by employing consistent recurrent training, which has been identified as a major factor in reducing General Aviation [GA] accident rates. 
 
Remember, as part of this seminar program, WINGS is designed to help keep you safe, and by participating and staying WINGS current you may maintain a valid Flight Review. We appreciate your participation in this event.

Do you know your limitations? The seminar will also direct your attention to the Mid Island Personal Limitations Checklist to help teach “situational awareness " through the experiences of other pilots . . . help develop good judgment, . . . . and better understand what's legal vs. what's safe and smart.